50% Of Drivers Fail to Yield at Crosswalks Near Schools
Operation Best Foot Forward Steps Up to Curb from January 31 - February 10, 2023.
Operation BFF: Spreading the Word about Safety
During Operation Best Foot Forward on August 23 and 24, officers and deputies from nine law enforcement agencies had one important message for drivers: Stop for people at crosswalks or risk a citation of $164 or more, plus three points…
11 Law Enforcement Agencies Team Up to Protect Trail Users
As summer approaches, largest ‘crosswalk crackdown’ to date focuses on trail crossings Trail use soared during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and recent counts indicate that the trend in trail popularity continues. As the school year winds down and…
With Higher Risk for Pedestrians with Disabilities, Enforcement Operation Highlights “Inclusive Streets” Practices
Download the PDF Press Release Here PRESS RELEASE February 19, 2022 Eric Trull, Best Foot Forward Mobile: 407.569.8993 Ten agencies to conduct three-day crosswalk enforcement operation in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties ORLANDO, Fla. (February 19, 2021) – Law enforcement…
GHSA’s 2020 Preliminary Data: Pedestrian Fatalities on Pace with Previous Years Despite Less Vehicles on the Road
The Governors’ Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a special Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State - 2020 Preliminary Data report. In the past decade, the nation has faced an overwhelming increase in pedestrian fatalities. Seven states, all with deaths in the triple…
MEDIA ALERT: March Operations Best Foot Forward Commence as Pedestrian Risks Rise
ORLANDO, Fla. (March 19, 2021) Deputies with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office will join officers with the Orlando and Casselberry Police Departments on March 23 and 24 to conduct Operation Best Forward crosswalk enforcements. They are specifically stepping up enforcement…
Best Foot Forward Steering Committees Select 2021 Crosswalks
Best Foot Forward (BFF) Steering Committee members in Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties met last month with one goal in mind: to identify troublesome crosswalks to start monitoring, enforcing and engineering to make them safer for people crossing. The three…
Fines and Suspensions Doubled for Passing Stopped School Bus
There’s no excuse for carelessly putting children in danger, and now illegally passing a school bus could cost violators as much as $400. Florida H.B. 37, also known as the School Bus Safety Act, increased the fines on January 1,…
Final Operation Best Foot Forward of 2020 Reminds Drivers of Their Responsibilities
Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff's Office joined officers from the Kissimmee, St. Cloud and Casselberry Police Departments to conduct the fourth and final Operation Best Foot Forward this year on Tuesday, November 10 and Wednesday, November 11. At ten…